DKTKey points on dividing lines for the New South Wales learner test. Each answer is checked against the official New South Wales handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
On a road with a white dividing line, which side of the line do you normally drive on?
Answer: On the left side of the line
You must drive to the left of the dividing line except in the limited situations the rules allow, such as overtaking where permitted.
Practice question 18 · official source
A driver cuts across double unbroken lines on a bend to take a straighter path. What is wrong with this?
Answer: It is illegal and risks a head-on collision
You must keep to the left of continuous dividing lines. Cutting across them on a bend, where you cannot see oncoming traffic, is illegal and dangerous.
Practice question 19 · official source
In NSW, when may you cross double unbroken dividing lines?
Answer: To enter or leave the road, such as a driveway, if it is safe
In NSW you can cross double dividing lines to enter or leave the road. You must not overtake or make a U-turn across double continuous lines.